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    To Mars in 1964 -- Building the Camera and Radio Systems

    Posted: 04 Jun 2021 03:13 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/06/to-mars-in-1964-building-camera-and.html

    This is a really excellent video showing how JPL engineers and technicians designed, built and tested the first video camera system sent to Mars. --
    It was essentially a Slow Scan TV system built around a Vidicon tube. --
    Data was sent back in digital form. -- The first Digital-Analog conversion
    was done using COLORED CHALK!-- The method used to protect the Vidicon tube from vibration was derived

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